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Anchorage lawmaker says proposed police reform legislation needs to move forward

Anchorage lawmaker says proposed police reform legislation needs to move forward Daniella Rivera © Provided by Fairbanks KTVF The exterior of the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska. FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) -Motivated by police killings and protests against police brutality across the state and country in the summer of 2020, an Anchorage lawmaker sponsored a legislation package aimed at improving public safety policy in Alaska. Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson (D-Anchorage) has filed six bills under the package she calls Turning Pain Into Progress (TPIP). “Most of them have been heard in at least one committee, so I’m looking forward to next session,” she said during an interview on Friday. “At least one or two or three, maybe all, will make it through the finish line, so to speak.”

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Alaska legislature forms group to solve PFD situation

Alaska legislature forms group to solve PFD situation Alex Bengel © Provided by Fairbanks KTVF A view of the Alaska State Capitol building in Juneau. FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - On Tuesday, July 6th, the Alaska legislature announced the formation of a fiscal policy working group designed to find a long-term solution for the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD). The group is composed of eight members - four from the Senate and four from the House of Representatives. Four Democrats, three Republicans and one Independent sit on the group. The first meeting took place Wednesday, where Democratic Senator Lyman Hoffman struck a hopeful note about the group’s mission. “It is, could be, a turning point in Alaska’s history. The dividend has been a stumbling block for over seven years. Taxes have been a stumbling block. Drawing funds from several pots throughout the last 15 years or so has changed the dynamic of how the legislature works, and I believe that we have the

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Vital Alaska programs in limbo as legislators pause negotiations until August

Vital Alaska programs in limbo as legislators pause negotiations until August Alex Bengel © Provided by Fairbanks KTVF Alaska State Capitol building in Juneau FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Certain programs in the State of Alaska are seeing their funding stop as the state legislature failed to meet the three-fourths vote requirement to continue funding from the Constitutional Budget Reserve (CBR). Since it was established in 1990, the CBR has become a funding source for various government programs. According to Representative Grier Hopkins, these include, “oil tax credits that we owe the oil companies to make sure that they get what the law says.”

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Alaska House averts government shutdown

Alaska House averts government shutdown Alex Bengel © Provided by Fairbanks KTVF A view of the Alaska State Capitol building in Juneau. FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The prospect of a looming government shutdown in the state of Alaska has been averted. On Monday, June 28, the Alaska House of Representatives achieved the two-thirds vote necessary to make the state’s budget effective on July 1st, the start of the 2022 Fiscal Year. 27 votes were necessary to change the budget’s effective date. The bill passed with 28. Interior representatives were split on the action, with Democrats Grier Hopkins and Adam Wool, and Republicans Steve Thompson and Bart Lebon voting yea.

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Alaska legislature begins second special session to resolve budget crisis

Alaska legislature begins second special session to resolve budget crisis
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